North Yorkshire's Chief Constable has announced plans to cut crime in Craven by five per cent over three years. David Kenworthy told Craven District Council that, despite financial problems, the police wanted to attack crime in the area. He had been invited
A helicopter pilot from Oxenhope who makes a living from ferrying television celebrities around the country, has been fined £600 for not having the proper licence. Geoffrey Hopkins, who runs the Blackpool Helicentre, flew celebrity chef and author Andrew
Millions of viewers saw actor Bryan Mosley's character struggle through three marriages in Britain's best-loved soap Coronation Street. But, in one of the last interviews he gave before his death on Tuesday, he told T&A reporter Heather Bishop how
Teachers in Bradford's middle school are joining an exodus to escape the uncertainties of the schools shake up in the city. Temporary and stand-in teachers are educating half of pupils in some Bradford middle schools as permanent staff leave for jobs
Bradford Bulls Super League title winner Simon Knox puts his new coaching skills to the test in Sunday's Challenge Cup clash at Odsal. Workington's close season signing is assisting new Town player-coach Andy Platt and despite the size of the task against
Bradford City are heading for their first sell out of the season with this weekend's crunch clash with promotion rivals Ipswich Town. The Suffolk side are just two points behind second-placed Bantams as both sides go into a match that could have a major
After Christmas, when folk over-indulged in food, drink, consummate spending and Ulrika Jonsson, there used to be a quiet period when there was nothing to get excited about except infrequent flurries of snow. The nights were long and cold and spring/Mother's
Mussolini made the trains run on time. The fact that we were so often reminded of this suggests that the Italian Fascist dictator didn't do much else. Hitler, his German counterpart, planned a thousand- year Reich which fell short by about 990 years and
I'm not sure I entirely approve of the term "oldie". I much prefer older people to be known as seniors. "Oldie" suggests someone a bit clapped out, which most seniors aren't. That Who's Counting? ikon Thora Hird, named as 'Oldie of the Year', is a wonderful
This dotty view did not merit a red card It's impossible not to feel just a teeny bit sorry for Glenn Hoddle. He said something very silly, and now he's paid the price. If there's one man in Britain who must know just how he feels it's surely Gerald Ratner
Rail operators still need to improve their track records. That's the message from passengers as new figures show there has been little change in the standard of services offered to passengers in the Bradford district. Performance figures for the last
A new housing development of 150 homes will include an open recreational area, a special route for horses, cyclists and pedestrians and sheltered housing. Bradford Council planners were set to adopt the proposals, for the land adjoining Airedale General
A brick attack on two tenancy enforcement officers has sparked a safety inquiry. Bradford's chairman of housing Councillor Jim O'Neill said procedures would be examined after two women were cornered in their car by youths during an under-cover surveillance
Rape Crisis workers helped fewer women and girls in the Bradford district last year because of a funding shortfall. Over the last four years Bradford Rape Crisis counselling and information service has seen its annual funding drop by a third, from £96,000
A trade union and councillors are demanding the full facts behind the shock closure of a city training centre. There were angry exchanges over the lack of facts about crisis-hit Metrochange House at the Council's training sub committee. Opposition Tory
A battle to end the spiralling gipsy crisis in Bradford will soon be underway, according to the new commander of Odsal police. Supt Simon Willsher, 36, said he was aware of the problems the travellers had brought to businesses and residents in recent
Worried parents are stepping up their campaign to find a school crossing patrol to keep youngsters safe in Idle. The latest move - a leaflet drop in the village area - follows unsuccessful attempts to find a willing recruit. The leaflets have been produced
A Bradford disabled woman is battling to keep charge of her two young sons after moves by social services to take them into care. The 33 year old woman says she intends to fight tooth and nail to keep her family together and was today facing a crunch
Otley's former cinema is to be demolished - dashing the hopes of campaigners who fought to save it. The 60-year-old art deco building, until 1997 the Royal Bingo Hall, will be knocked down to open up access to the nearby Ashfield Works. But Otley has
The row over the introduction of wheelie bins should be aired once again at a public meeting, Councillor Anne Hawkesworth has urged. Coun Hawkesworth (Con, Ilkley) believes the parish council's open consultation meeting next week is the ideal opportunity
Kirklees councillors are being urged to back the proposed retail development for the former Savoy Cinema site in Cleckheaton despite objections. Tomorrow Kirklees Council's heavy woollen area planning committee is being recommended to give planning approval
Shipley actor Bryan Mosley will be laid to rest at a quiet family funeral, it was revealed today. But a special memorial service is also being arranged so fellow stars from Coronation Street can say their farewells to Mr Mosley, who collapsed and died
A bidding war has broken out over packaging business Field, which has a major division in Bradford. A second US company has launched an agreed £212 million bid for the company, which employs 750 people in the city. The bid from US group Shorewood has
Snooker: Wayne Cooper won one deciding frame and lost one in the English Team Championships at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. T&A champion Craig Butler drew 1-1 in his first match against David Blakey from the Ray Edmonds Snooker Centre A (
Athletics: The major road race in the district this weekend is Sunday's Telegraph & Argus-backed Liversedge Half Marathon (noon). This is the fourth running of the event from Roberttown Community Centre, where all finishers receive a long-sleeved
Keighley Cougars will be without full-back Matt Foster for four weeks after it was revealed he had suffered a hairline fracture of the elbow. The 22-year-old sustained the injury during the first half of last weekend's 42-16 victory over Doncaster Dragons
Bradford boxer Junior Witter has landed a 'world' title shot - at less than three days notice. The 25-year-old will face Birmingham's Malcolm Melvin for the World Boxing Federation's light welterweight crown on the big Joe Calzaghe-Robin Reid bill being
The news that over 50 potential developers have expressed an interest in the Vicar Lane site is extremely encouraging. It is hardly surprising, however. This is in a prime location with excellent access for both motorists and pedestrians, adjacent to
The next few weeks will see millions invested as people rush to take advantage of their last PEP allowance before they disappear on April 5. There are a host of special offers, including one company that will even give a voucher up to £250 if you then
Around a third of all GP consultations are for pain - and as the vast majority of people in pain usually treat themselves first before seeing their doctors, we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg of the pain problem. In the past, treating pain was
So did you see it? From the number of posters advertising Channel 4's new series Sex And The City, I would have thought it unmissable. I'm hooked, but if you didn't catch it, let me fill you in on what it's all about. In a nutshell - men, women and sex
Bosses at Guiseley's world-famous Silver Cross firm say jobs could be lost if Leeds City Council planners reject a housing development earmarked for factory land. The renowned pram makers want to sell the freehold of their site between Back Lane and Otley
A Bradford traffic policeman admitted drinking from a bottle of gin taken on board a plane returning to England from Florida. Odsal-based PC Richard Perrett, 27, told Manchester Crown Court he and his father, Insp David Perrett, had taken a bottle of
Motorists face major disruption on one of Bradford's busiest commuter routes when a major £400,000 maintenance programme gets under way next week. Resurfacing work lasting 12 weeks is due to start on Monday along a busy stretch of Canal Road, stretching
Charity workers will be walking the district's streets at night as part of a project to provide an "out of hours" service for the homeless. In a three-month scheme, CRISIS ReachOut worker Phil Cutler and Shelter outreach worker Ted Wood will be handing
Labour MP Ann Cryer has vowed to continue her campaign to highlight the problems of forced marriages in the district's Asian community, even if it loses her votes. And she is considering setting up a House of Commons discussion group to ensure the issue
More than 50 companies have contacted Bradford Council to say they are interested in taking over Vicar Lane car park for redevelopment. The Council advertised the city centre site after the collapse of a planned £40 million leisure scheme in December.
Courageous toddler George Muff could be on his way to Disneyland after a year- long battle with cancer. Friends of the two-year-old, who had a kidney removed as a result of his illness, have set up an appeal to raise money to send him and his family on
